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Functional foods, in addition to their basic nutritive value and natural being, will contain the proper balance of ingredients which will help us to function better and more effectively in many aspects of our lives, including helping us directly in the prevention and treatment of illness and disease.
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Goldberg, I. (1994). Introduction. In: Goldberg, I. (eds) Functional Foods. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2073-3_1
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